Hi Manish Through this mail I would like to express my thanks for all the feedback towards the convention.
I shall be away for a few days and I trust list shall sail smoothly in calm waters <smile>. Harish. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manish Agrawal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Convention feedback > Hi all, > I wanted to express my gratitude to Harish, Kanchan and everyone who > organized and attended this convention. > It was an enriching experience for me. It was inspiring to meet so many > achievers and so much talent all at the same place. i found most of the > sessions facinating -- starting from the keynote address (which I've put an > entry about on my blog as well) to the self-employment sessions by Sidharth > and Vikram, the tech sessions in the second half of the first day, the very > well presented session on braille (I'm learning braille these days), to the > ones on the importance of soft skills and eticates and independent living > and how to make yourself more employable. I could go on and on... > Overall, I came back totally satisfied and with a sense of having achieved a > lot in a small time. > Kudos to Harish and the team on a job well done. I'll do this again any > time. > > Thanks again, > Manish > > > On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Mohammed Asif Iqbal < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi Harish, >> I have learned done thing in my life. You can not make everyone happy. I >> am sure that this is applicable here also. >> Cheers >> Asif >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harish Kotian" < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 7:40 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [AI] Convention feedback >> >> >> Hi Asif >>> >>> We certainly received an offer from Jamshedpur to host the next >>> convention. >>> >>> We need to take a call if indeed organising it is a good idea. It takes >>> considerable time and effort doing it and when feedback is distorted to >>> facts it is no way encouraging to go for it all over again. >>> >>> Harish >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mohammed Asif Iqbal" < >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:14 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AI] Convention feedback >>> >>> >>> Dear Harish, >>>> It sound like that convention was great success. I am sure that >>>> organizers >>>> must have done a very good job at organizing the whole thing. >>>> Just curious to know when is the next convention and where it would be >>>> held? >>>> I am sure there must be a discussion during closure of this convention. I >>>> truly regret not being able to attend the convention due to my >>>> professional >>>> commitment. However; look forward to attend next convention. >>>> Thanks and regards >>>> Asif >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kotian, H P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:31 PM >>>> Subject: [AI] Convention feedback >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello all >>>>> >>>>> I appreciate the feedback regarding the convention and take them all in >>>>> right spirit. >>>>> Let me go over through it: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Introduction of members was not done >>>>> >>>>> We were planning to it in a different way. We wanted introduction to be >>>>> done by different persons and so was with offering bouquets to the >>>>> speakers. This would get an opportunity for large number of participants >>>>> to come to the stage and inderectly get introduced. >>>>> >>>>> We started with it all right, however it was taking more time and we had >>>>> to abandon it all together. >>>>> >>>>> We had actually planned the introduction session during the cultural >>>>> session which was scheduled at karnavati hostel. The Karnavati hostel >>>>> had >>>>> a nice gardenwhere we were planning to keep it. Some logistic problems >>>>> proped up and the cultural programme had to be done at the auditorium >>>>> >>>>> 2 Segregation of its own members: >>>>> >>>>> I am not aware of any segregation but this is of paramount concern to me >>>>> if any member felt so. I would have appreciated if members should have >>>>> brought it to my notice and I could have taken a remedial action. All >>>>> the >>>>> members with whom I interacted with did not put forth any such feedback. >>>>> All the feedbacks which kept pouring in the last session was very >>>>> positive. >>>>> >>>>> 3) dearth of volunteers: >>>>> I agree , this could have been better and something to work on in future >>>>> >>>>> 4) the lousy preparation in terms of broadcasting this convention : >>>>> >>>>> I am afraid, I can't take this. Firstly I had not made any promisses on >>>>> it >>>>> and offered to make an attempt on reaching there. Network fascility >>>>> was >>>>> indeed arranged but some glitch took place while connecting the laptop >>>>> to >>>>> the hub which could not be resolved and enough effort could not be done >>>>> on >>>>> it due to other compelling priorities. >>>>> >>>>> 5) Imbalanced time to speakers: >>>>> I have a contrary take on it. I am in fact happy our programme hostess >>>>> did >>>>> not allow any session to get choked which usually takes place in such >>>>> presentations and judiously intervened when ever required. Keeping >>>>> sensitive to participants request she also gave an additional slot >>>>> obliging requests made to her. Comming particularly to your session, it >>>>> was very unfortunat that incidently your session got scheduled on the >>>>> last >>>>> part of the day and we had to clos in as members had to take their >>>>> journey >>>>> back. I can assure it was not intended and was only incedental. >>>>> >>>>> 6)time management: >>>>> I don't think we fared badly on that as no time was wasted between >>>>> sessions. Things went smoothly and good enough time was given to >>>>> speakers >>>>> and Q&A >>>>> >>>>> Finally, a negative feedback from my side which was not reported by >>>>> anyone: >>>>> >>>>> I did not spend time with participants, I could say only hi and with >>>>> many >>>>> I could not do even that. >>>>> >>>>> My profound appology on that and I shall not make anyattempt to give any >>>>> excuses. I certainly failed on that, I am aware of it and feel extremely >>>>> guilty about it. All I can ask to be excused and I am confident our >>>>> members shall with a big heart bear with me for any short commings, >>>>> lapses or anything which made them unhappy. >>>>> >>>>> I hope on the positive side this convention proved benificial to some >>>>> and >>>>> was worth coming over and organising it in the first place. >>>>> >>>>> Yours >>>>> Harish. >>>>> >>>>> Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential >>>>> and >>>>> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are >>>>> addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, >>>>> use, >>>>> review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained >>>>> in >>>>> this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If >>>>> you have received this email by error, please notify us by return >>>>> e-mail >>>>> or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any >>>>> attachments. 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